NV A.R. Lenoble Nature Dosage Zero
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Full bottle 1,607 g. 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Pinot Meunier and 20% Chardonnay. 52% wines from 2019, 48% wines from their réserve perpétuelle created in 2000. Very pale golden straw. Intense nose with some age on it. Marked acidity and autolysis on the palate. Very different from the Extra Brut V 20. Very dry, almost drying finish. Not quite as harmonious as the V 20 but very emphatic and dramatic. (JR)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Fairly light but confident nose. Then quite a wide panoply of flavours on the palate. Brisk with lots of fruit. Wild flowers? Not at all austere despite the zero dosage! Transparent and lively. (JR)
A tight, creamy and dry Champagne with sliced apples and pears. Lemon undertones. Full and flavorful. Layered and soft texture, yet very fresh. Drink now.
Based in Damery in the Marne, independent and family-owned (by siblings Antoine and Anna Malassagne), the house’s holdings include 11 ha (27 acres) of Chardonnay in Grand Cru Chouilly on the Côtes des Blancs. Ploughing the soil, grassing the alleys (for low yields) and near-organic HVE-certified viticulture and winery practices. This is 30% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 35% Pinot Meunier from Chouilly, Bisseuil and Damery; reserve wines 35%. Base 2013. Dosage 0 g/l. Rather herbal, even medicinal nose. Pretty and round. Quite enough fruit to support zero dosage with real grip on the palate. Strong aspirin element! No shortage of character… (JR)
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Blanc de Blancs